Independence would lead to "turbo-charged austerity" for Scotland, the Labour leader has warned.

Jeremy Corbyn made the comments on a visit to Glasgow on Friday.

He also criticised the SNP's draft budget for the country, claiming it will lead to millions of pounds worth of cuts in local government and compared the party to the Conservatives.

Corbyn said: "It would lead to turbo-charged austerity and a glaring hole in the money required to fund essential services, and would not be in the interests of the people of Scotland."

The Islington North MP said the economic case for independence had "weakened" since the referendum in 2014 due to declining revenues from North Sea oil and gas.

Corbyn also warned an independent Scotland would result in political power being held by "the Edinburgh establishment" instead of in London's but "economic power would remain south of the border".

He said: "Of the 250 largest companies in the UK, only 17 have their headquarters in Scotland.

"So decisions about Scottish wages and salaries would be made in boardrooms largely down south where the Scottish Government would have little sway."

The Labour leader criticised pro-independence politicians for being "too simplistic" by defining challenges in Scotland "as being a national question while insisting issues in the English north are an economic question".

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon hit back at his comments, tweeting: "Rubbish. And if Corbyn wasn't leading such a pitifully ineffective opposition, Tories wouldn't be getting away with half of what they are".